Author Topic: Famous quotes from history (Read 7082 times)

Phoenix87x · « **on:** July 25, 2014, 04:07:02 AM »

So over the years, there have been some incredible quotes. Many of which have really helped guide me through life and what have you. So I wanted to create a dedicated thread for all the quotes that you find valuable or hold near and dear.

Movie quotes are acceptable too, but it actually has to have some decent meaning or depth to it like (keep you friends close and enemies closer, for example)

So I'll start everything off with a quote from the Chinese philosopher Laozi

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

This is a quote I use quite often, especially when starting new endeavors. Every journey, no matter how long, has to start somewhere.

So what are some of your favorite quotes and why?

Kotowboy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2014, 05:21:40 AM »

" A wise man speaks because he has something to say... An idiot speaks because he has to say something. "

Or

" Even if you failed - it's still better than someone who never tried. " - I forget the exact wording but it's pretty close.

And I just realised it's also a Dream Theater lyric

Zantera · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2014, 06:45:53 AM »

I love Friedrich Nietzsche's quote: "Without music, life would be a mistake"

Chino · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2014, 07:00:04 AM »

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2014, 07:27:35 AM »

Socrates - "I drank what?"

But seriously, I always liked the following, from Vonnegut:

“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'”

Arry · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2014, 07:35:53 AM »

Abraham Lincoln after a 3 day whiskey and hooker filled bender: 'I did what?' 1/2/1863

El Barto · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2014, 08:18:58 AM »

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
-Muhammad Ali

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2014, 08:24:58 AM »

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Winston Churchill

jasc15 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2014, 08:27:52 AM »

Quote from: El Barto on July 25, 2014, 08:18:58 AM

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
-Muhammad Ali

I like to use this against people who see virtue in "conviction", which I just call stubbornness.

Sacul · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2014, 08:36:51 AM »

There are a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and nuclear power. That force is the will.
-Albert Einstein

Cool Chris · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2014, 10:01:26 AM »

Quote from: Sir GuitarCozmo on July 25, 2014, 07:27:35 AM

Socrates - "I drank what?"

I was going to post that.

rumborak · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2014, 10:35:15 AM »

Before any more Einstein quote come in:

https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/9-albert-einstein-quotes-that-are-totally-fake-1543806477

Kotowboy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:10:49 PM »

" Great Scott ! "

Emmett Lloyd Brown.

ThatOneGuy2112 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:28:01 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on July 25, 2014, 06:45:53 AM

I love Friedrich Nietzsche's quote: "Without music, life would be a mistake"

I always loved the Nietzsche quote that read:

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you."

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:43:28 PM »

"Better to remain quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:46:53 PM »

Ah, Mr. Twain.

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:58:43 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on July 25, 2014, 06:45:53 AM

I love Friedrich Nietzsche's quote: "Without music, life would be a mistake"

Reminds me of another Nietzsche quote:

"It is only through the spirit of music that we can understand the joy involved in the annihilation of the individual"

Big Hath · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:43:05 PM »

Quote from: ThatOneGuy2112 on July 25, 2014, 01:28:01 PM

I always loved the Nietzsche quote that read:

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you."

the inspiration for my sig!

lonestar · « **Reply #18 on:** July 25, 2014, 11:22:39 PM »

A poem by Mas Ehrmann called Desiderata has been a constant source of inspiration and spiritual guidance for me. Here is the final stanzas....

"You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy."

TioJorge · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2014, 12:13:16 AM »

"Hodor! H-...Hodor..." - Hodor

MetalJunkie · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2014, 12:18:45 AM »

Quote from: Sir GuitarCozmo on July 25, 2014, 07:27:35 AM

Socrates - "I drank what?"

Sir, let me take this moment to compliment you on your fashion sense, particularly your slippers.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2014, 06:03:01 AM »

Joke quote - "Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat" - Jesse 'The Body' Ventura

Serious quote - "The secret of success is getting started" - Mark Twain

Serious (though not famous) - "No matter what you do, unless you die, life goes on." it's my personal philosophy to not sweat the small stuff.

snapple · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2014, 06:10:37 AM »

"Slow down - but hurry up!" - Jean-Georges Vongerichten

King Postwhore · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2014, 06:27:41 AM »

Funny -- I used to say "sex, drugs, and rock and roll." As long as there's sex and drugs, I can do without rock and roll. -- Mick Shrimpton, Spinal Tap

Serious -- The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. — Ellen Parr

The serious one always stuck with me.

Big Hath · « **Reply #24 on:** July 26, 2014, 11:08:02 PM »

Quote from: snapple on July 26, 2014, 06:10:37 AM

"Slow down - but hurry up!" - Jean-Georges Vongerichten

reminds me of John Wooden's quote

"Be quick, but don't be in a hurry."

TioJorge · « **Reply #25 on:** July 26, 2014, 11:23:00 PM »

"I'm trying to say something pithy and memorable, but am really just saying what every other swingin' dick throughout history has said except they said it in a much more grammatically correct fasion and there were no 'yolo's" - Every motherfucker that has quoted themselves on any social media. Which is a lot of motherfuckers. They're also surprisingly insightful into themselves. But they don't want to fix it. They just want more OC.

/sawmysistersfacebookupanddecidedtobrowse/badidea

TempusVox · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2014, 10:13:11 PM »

"Taxidermy man gonna have a heart attack, he see what I brung 'im!" ~ Quint

TempusVox · « **Reply #27 on:** July 27, 2014, 10:36:16 PM »

"We've had to scratch out one hell of a tough road to get here today, and everyone's saying Oklahoma is a better team than we are...Are they? Hell, I don't know. I don't think so, but maybe they are. What I do know is that after today, whether it's ten years, or twenty years, or fifty years from now...each and every person in this room will have to look himself in the mirror and honestly answer to himself, "Did I do everything I could do to help my teammates win today?" Because only YOU can answer that question for yourself, and for the rest of your life, you will ALWAYS know the answer to that question. And if that answer is going to be, "Yes", then you've got one hell of a good chance to win this football game. So...for each one of you...What will your answer be?"

~ Washington Huskies Head Coach Don James; Pre-game Locker Room Speech, 1985 Orange Bowl

Final Score:
Washington 28
Oklahoma 17

Yes.

TioJorge · « **Reply #28 on:** July 27, 2014, 10:41:18 PM »

"I'm siiiingin' in the rain, just siiiiingin' in the rain!" - Alex

Nefarius · « **Reply #29 on:** July 28, 2014, 01:06:48 AM »

Pretty much all the Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain quotes.

Greetings...
Nef

puppyonacid · « **Reply #30 on:** July 30, 2014, 03:13:03 AM »

"Try everything once, except morris dancing and incest"

Thomas Beecham

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #31 on:** July 30, 2014, 04:37:19 AM »

Supposedly this originated from a Thomas Gray poem:

"ignorance is bliss"

The older I get the more this makes sense.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #32 on:** January 17, 2015, 04:23:24 PM »

Know your enemy
Know your self
and you shall know victory

KevShmev · « **Reply #33 on:** January 17, 2015, 06:38:23 PM »

'Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

rumborak · « **Reply #34 on:** January 19, 2015, 08:37:03 AM »

"My own blabberings from yesterday are of no concern to me" - Konrad Adenauer (German politician), after having been grilled on changing his mind on a topic

News: Track-by-track video for Paralyzed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5TbGbalPs&feature=youtu.be

Author Topic: Famous quotes from history (Read 7082 times)